# Accident 20100324030339A: Cessna 152, Moore, SC, March 24, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2010, 11:15 local time
- Place: Moore, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8508° N, 82.0061° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8508&lon=-82.0061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93441, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93441-2013-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 35,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100324030339A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING INSTRUCTION MANEUVERS AT 2500 FEET, ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A PLOWED FARM FIELD. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN IN THE SOFT DIRT, AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA10LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA187), Mar 24, 2010: Cessna 152 (N93441), Moore, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The certificated mechanic's improper installation of a helicoil, which resulted in the separation of a sparkplug and the helicoil and led to a partial loss of engine power.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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